Challenging Leadership, with guest Mick Spiers
Episode description
When your reference point for how to be a leader comes from the leaders, managers and bosses you’ve had up to that point, that’s a really hit-and-miss affair. First-time leaders going through the rollercoaster of getting their new role frequently follow up their “Woohoo!” with “… now what?”
Mick Spiers, founder of The Leadership Project, inspires leaders to challenge the status quo of what it means to be a leader.
What do you do as a leader instead of repeating the mistakes you’ve seen your own managers make?
It’s essential to realise you’re having a real impact on people. That impact goes beyond the four office walls. You’re responsible for the place where people are spending their most precious resource: their time. Your impact is on the culture of the business, and everyone around to witness your interactions. It’s impacting everyone.
But your intention and impact can be wide apart. How do you deal with that?
Get intentional about the behaviour that you reward, celebrate *and* tolerate – in line with the goals and values of the team.
Plus the biggest key to great leadership, according to Mick: the ability to understand the people around you and treat them like they matter. Asking them better questions. With that information you can be much more intentional and accurate.
“I hope next year you have a better leader, and I hope that leader is me.”
More about Mick Spiers and The Leadership Project:
More about Mick’s book ‘You’re A Leader: Now What?
https://www.mickspiers.com/yourealeadernowwhat
More about us:
Lisa Dempsey – https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisakdempsey/ - https://www.leadershiplabs.eu
Marjolijn Vlug – https://www.linkedin.com/in/marjolijnvlug/ - https://www.marjolijnvlug.nl/?lang=en
Reach us both at PeopleImpactPodcast@gmail.com